Bilingual Consultant, Field Finance

Department Overview

How would you like to work for the #1 quick service restaurant operation in the world?!  We currently have a full-time opportunity as a Bilingual Finance Consultant available in the Finance team. This position will report to the Manager, Field Finance and work closely with Finance Managers and Directors, as well as key cross-functional stakeholders.  We are looking for a professional that is motivated to learn, develop, and grow within our organization.

Duties

The person in this role will have the following major responsibilities:

• Support and Accelerate Business Growth
  • Analyze the short and long-term impact on profitability of Real Estate, Franchising, and Operations business initiatives and present results and recommendations to management and stakeholders
  • Participate in the development of long-term National and Regional strategic plans
  • Determine the financial viability of potential new restaurants and the value of existing sites ahead of restaurant transactions
  • Provide value-added recommendations to Finance and Shared Service departments to improve profitability and processes
  • Build high-level and detailed financial models to increase efficiency, identify opportunities and assess risks
  • Lead special projects for Finance or Stakeholders with oversight from Controllers
• Risk Management
  • Proactively monitor and analyze Franchisees' financial position as it relates to profitability, equity, and cash flow, and provide recommendations to address concerns and take advantage of opportunities
  • Understand and interpret business and industry trends and provide guidance and recommendations to minimize risk
• Governance
  • Update and establish Financial policies and standards 
  • Ensure stakeholders understand and uphold Financial policies and internal controls
• Reporting and Planning
  • Monitor and accurately report on the financial performance of the Regions and Franchisees
  • Assess and improve reports to ensure they meet the needs of stakeholders
  • Prepare forecasts and projections for individual restaurants and key financial statement accounts.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with a CPA designation is required.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience as a Finance Manager or Senior Financial Analyst.
• Ability to independently complete finance projects, including decision-making and ownership of deliverables.
• A catalyst who will initiate improvements in the business and drive the right behaviors towards meeting our department and corporate objectives
• Confidence to craft and communicate key messages as part of formal presentations to management and stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills for developing and maintaining effective working relationships with all levels of the organization.
• A passion to learn with a focus on continuous improvement of skills and growth within our organization
• Ability to multi-task and balance conflicting priorities
• Excellent analytical skills including proficiency with various software analytic tools
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint technical skills and experience with larger ERP systems
• Bilingual in French is desired

Bilingualism (French, English) – In addition to the knowledge of French, the position of Bilingual Consultant, Finance requires strong oral and written English skills.

Our organization is present throughout Canada as well as in many other countries.

Following an assessment, we have determined that the duties related to the position of Bilingual Consultant, Finance require the knowledge of English, in addition to French (both oral and written). This position requires, among other things, the person to communicate orally and in writing with national departments, suppliers and franchisees located outside of the province of Quebec, including in Ontario and Atlantic Canada. Our organization has business that requires national coordination. We have also determined that the knowledge of English that is already required of other employees does not allow for the execution of the duties requiring the knowledge of English in connection with the position of Bilingual Consultant, Finance. However, McDonald’s restricts as much as possible the number of positions for which it requires the knowledge of a language other than French. McDonald’s requires English proficiency only when necessary to the execution of an employee’s duties.